Sai Mai residents worried northern runoff will worsen their plight
WITH Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) warning that northern runoff coinciding with high tides from today to Sunday (Sep. 29-Oct. 4) could bring a new wave of floods to riverside communities outside flood embankments and low-lying areas, residents of Ua-Athon Phoem Sin flats in Sai Mai district are among those worried that additional incoming floodwaters […]
Read MoreThai Airways cuts flights, battles baggage chaos as Bangkok floods ease
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND’S flag carrier Thai Airways struggled to resume regular services today (Sep. 29) following heavy rain, though the government said floodwater in the capital Bangkok was expected to recede within three days if no more rain fell. Thai Airways plans to cut about 30 flights, about 30 percent […]
Read MoreHuge spillway project proposed to fight critical floodings in the long run
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GIGANTIC spillway is proposed built at a steep cost of up to 165 billion baht to rapidly convey excess water from dams and reservoirs in the central region of the country down to a shore of the Gulf of Thailand in sustained effort to cope with repeated, critical floodings […]
Read MoreAnutin’s popularity plummets, Yodchanan’s rises: NIDA poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul’s popularity has considerably declined during the third quarter of this year whilst that of the Pheu Thai-attached Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has slightly increased, according to the latest NIDA poll. The opinion poll conducted on a quarterly basis by NIDA among a total of 2,500 […]
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